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“Syracuse City School District sees significant gains in graduation rates”

Friday, February 18, 2022, By Lily Datz

George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education in the School of Education, was interviewed for the WAER story “Syracuse City School District sees significant gains in graduation rates.” Theoharis, who previously served as the associate dean…

Campus & Community

Paul McCartney ‘Gets Back’ to Syracuse, Performing Live June 4; Tickets on Sale Feb. 25

Friday, February 18, 2022, By News Staff

On June 4, Paul McCartney gets back to Syracuse for the first time in five years, as the Beatle brings his “Got Back Tour” to the Syracuse University stadium for a live performance as part of a 13-city road swing….

WSYR Radio

“Syracuse University Honoring Manny Breland February 19”

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Lily Datz

Cydney Johnson, Vice President of Community Engagement and Government Relations, was interviewed for the WSYR Radio segment “Syracuse University Honoring Manny Breland February 19.” On the segment, Johnson discussed how the University plans to honor the life of Manny Breeland,…

STEM

Alumnus Endows Undergraduate Research Award to Honor Big Thinkers

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Eileen Korey

A newly endowed fund set up to support undergraduate interdisciplinary research recognizes the importance of connecting diverse fields of thought in generating new ideas. It also reflects the experiences and passions of William Hrushesky ’69 who graduated cum laude with…

Arts & Culture

Illustration Student, Committed to Celebrating Black Artists, Invites Campus to 119 Euclid Artwalk

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Kathleen Haley

Illustration major Bryanna Hull ’22 wants to give Black student artists a platform to showcase their important work—and to give the campus community a chance to discover those artists and start conversations around their artwork. Her efforts led to the…

Media, Law & Policy

College of Law Adds 4 New Board of Advisors Members

Thursday, February 17, 2022, By Robert Conrad

Syracuse University College of Law has appointed four new Board of Advisors members: Peter Carmen L’91, Prashanth (PJ) Jayachandran G’98, L’98, Benita Miller L’96 and David Wales L’95. These appointments reflect the heft of the College of Law’s alumni and…

STEM

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Receives 2021 Shannon-Nyquist Technical Achievement Award

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Alex Dunbar

Pramod K. Varshney, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2021 Claude Shannon-Harry Nyquist Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Signal Processing Society for outstanding contributions in the fields of distributed inference…

Arts & Culture

Department of Drama Announces Comedy-Drama ‘Sender’ Feb. 18-27

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Joanna Penalva

The Syracuse University Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts presents the authentically compassionate story of “Sender,” written by Ike Holter. This whip-smart comedy-drama begs the audience to ponder what it means to reach adulthood and…

Media Tip Sheets

Insight on the diplomacy happening between Russia and Western Allies

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, By Ellen Mbuqe

Reporters looking for third-party experts related to issues around diplomacy and the ongoing tensions between Russia and Western European countries and the US, please see comments from Steven Pike, assistant professor of public relations at the Newhouse School at Syracuse…

Campus & Community

Libraries Participating in Open Access Pilot

Monday, February 14, 2022, By Cristina Hatem

On Feb. 3, Syracuse University Libraries became a participating institution in the open access pilot agreement between NERL and Elsevier. Syracuse University Libraries is one of 13 NERL libraries, a consortium of America’s leading research institutions, participating in a novel…